>> so i think one of my challenges right now, obviously -- and i'm sure this is in the questions coming up, is the reconciliation. >> don't get ahead of me. >> is the reconciliation. i think one of my jobs is to point out to senate republicans how much -- the decisions we're making now really impact the trump energy agenda. and we want energy dominance as a country. well, i think some of these decisions we're making on reconciliation actually impact that in a pretty dramatic way. and one of my jobs is to get republicans to divorce themselves from kind of the angst at the i.r.a. because of the way it developed and what it is. >> because it's attached to a democrat? >> yeah, withle, no. like any time reconciliation happens, it doesn't matter if it's republicans doing tax reform or democrats doing affordable care act, the other side is excluded. and that breeds a really bad environment afterwards for bipartisanship. and so there is a lot of

feelings that -- announcer: we'll take you live now to the u.s. house for debate on legislation to cut $9.4 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding. mik recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 499 i call up the bill h.r. 4, rescissions act of 2025 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: a bill to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be transmitted by the mentd in 1012-a of the congressional budget and impoundment act of 2024. pursuant to house resolution 4 the speaker pro tempore: the 4 bill is considered read. the bill shall be debatable for one hour, equally divided and controlled by the majority leader and the minority leader or their representative designees. the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. mcclain, and the

gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. delauro, each will control 30 minutes. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. mcclain. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i request that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks, including trainsious material on -- extraneous material on the same measure under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: no objection. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i yield as much time as i may consume. mr. speaker, i rise to voice my strong support for h.r. 4, the rescissions act of 2025. last november the american people sent a clear message to washington. stop wasting our tax dollars. and get our fiscal house in order. the president and house republicans heard the american people and we heard them loud and clear. we're keeping our promises to end the waste, the fraud and the abuse. this rescissions package sends

$9.4 billion back to the u.s. treasury. that's $9.4 billion of savings that taxpayers won't see wasted. it's their money, mr. speaker. it's along with our one big, beautiful bill act is one of the many steps house republicans are taking to rein in wasteful spending in. 2024 the federal government spend over $1.8 trillion. and that's just in discretionary spending. the rescissions are only addressing 1/2 of 1% of that total. democrats would consider this a rounding error. this administration has spent months combing through our federal budget, line by line. identifying waste, fraud and abuse and let me tell you, there is a lot. i think the american people

would be hard-pressed or anyone would be hard-pressed to say that the government runs so efficiently that we can't find any more efficiencies. but don't let the fearmongering from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle fool you. those claiming that this rescission will harm people in other countries, i'm going say that again, those democrats saying that these rescissions will harm people in other countries are missing the point. it's about people in our country being put first. it is about putting americans first. what a concept. because american citizens support ending the waste, the fraud and the abuse. in places like usaid. a yes vote today will stop wasteful spending on programs like $500,000 for electric buses

in rwanda. $4 million for a bean system research. $67,000 for feeding insect powder to children in madagascar. again, ok. $3 million for iraqi "sesame street." i mean, lord knows the iraqi children need a little big bird in their life, right? it's a good use of $3 million taxpayer money. i might want to use that $3 million on maybe some homeless vets or something like that. but anyway. how about we take some of that cash back? $4 million for sedentary migrants in colombia. sounds like an oxymoron. $2.5 million for teaching young children, get this, how to make environmentally friendly reproductive health decisions. scratch my head on that one.

$833,000 for services for transgender people, sex workers and their clients and sexual networks in nepal. the list goes on and on. i'm sort of embarrassed to read it. but americans know the federal government is wasting money. and they're wasting americans' taxpayer money. and house republicans are going to stop wasting your tax dollars. it's really simple. because we're focused on actually putting the american people first. you know, the american people in which whom we represent. not whether the people in zimbabwe have vegan food to eat, and not electric buses in rwanda. this is what those on the other side of the aisle want to defend. the waste, the fraud, the abuse. they actually advocate for it. i urge my colleagues to join me in voting yes to end the

insanity and actually put americans first. let's rescind wasteful spending. it's really simple. mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield myself five minutes. i'm opposed to this bill to aid and abet billionaires in stealing from the american people and which does nothing to help the american people with the cost of living. since taking office, president trump and elon musk unlawfully have stolen funds appropriated by the congress, passed by republicans and democrats, in the house and in the senate, signed into law by the president, upending the separation of powers and our constitutional order. for what ends? that's to hand billionaires and

the biggest corporations who already pay little or no taxes, give them another massive tax break. it's $4.5 trillion of taxpayers -- you want to talk about wasting taxpayer dollars, this money is going to the wealthiest people and the biggest corporations. that's where you should save the money. to make our government so broken, so dysfunctional, so starved for resources, so full of incompetent political lackeys and bereft of experts and professionals that its departments and agencies cannot achieve the goals and missions to which they are lawfully directed. that's where we are going. and ultimately to embrace privatization. to give the biggest companies unchecked power. to rig the economy against the middle class, workers and vulnerable families, ensure the american people have no faith in the ability of government to do good in their lives. my colleagues, there is no

inherent authority for the president to impound, steal funds, there never has been. i don't care if the president is republican or democrat. the late justices scalia and rehnquist said so. chief justice roberts and justice kavanaugh have said so. and by the way, they are no liberal torch bearers. the department of justice and the government accountability office have said so. over 200 years of american history say so. our founding fathers designed our government, said so. alexander hamilton said, and i quote, but where there is the purse is lodged in one branch and the sword in another, there can be no danger. the power of the purse resides in the united states congress. this rescissions package dated may 28 submitted june 3, 134 days after the president began unlawfully freezing funding, is an administration -- admission

by president trump and russ vought that they are breaking the law by impounding $4 are 25 billion -- $425 billion in appropriated funds across government. they do not care about the consequences for americans. this is a bill to codify the right of billionaires to rubber stamp the right of billionaires to steal from rural and vulnerable american communities, children, the global poor, for the sake of handing even more money to billionaires. congress needs to fight for the middle class, for the working class, and the most vulnerable. not to protect the interests of billionaires and big corporations. members considering voting for this own the reckless cut done by elon musk. this is a bill to shut down rural television and radio stations, cutting off coverage of local news, eliminating emergency information like is he vary weather alerts -- severe weather alert, jeopardizing access to pbs kids children programs like "sesame street."

this is a bill to rip life-saving support away from the hungry, displaced and sick people in developing countries and conflict zones across the globe. to end programs that treat deadly diseases and prevent pandemics. this is a bill to abandon the people of ukraine while they resist putin's tyranny. this is a bill to cut $400 million from pepfar, a paragon of american leadership, saved 26 million lives. mothers, fathers, sons, daughters. instead of facing a death sentence, people supported by pepfar are raising family, building their communities, helping their communities grow and develop. this bill puts america last. when we retreat from the world diplomatically and through our assistance to vulnerable people, america will be alone without allies, in a less stable world without the support of the international community. and do you know who will come out ahead? china. russia. iran. when people in need see bags of food and flour coming that say

u.s.a., that shows the power of the united states. that now will be traded for food aid from china. we are here today considering cuts after months of unlawful empowerment stealing that will conceal a republican reconciliation bill to make the billionaires in america even more rich. increase the debt by $3 trillion, you increase the debt. you rip health insurance away from at least 16 million americans. this bill rescinds $9.4 billion which congress just appropriated not even three months ago. and now the president is asking the congress to rubber stamp its proposal to steal from the american people without concern for the consequences. this bill does nothing to help the american people with the cost of living. the president said he was going to bring it down on the first day, he's done nothing but made it worse. i strongly urge my colleagues, oppose this bill, it forfeits

our global leadership, it undermines national security, steals from the american people to hand more wealth to billionaires. thank you and i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. mrs. mcclain: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to make sure we're talking about -- the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the president. the gentlewoman from michigan is now recognized. mrs. mcclain: i want to clarify. we are having a debate on the rescissions package, correct, mr. speaker? anyway. mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. mast. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. mast: thank you, mrs. mcclain. i could use my minute for a number of things but i think i'm going to use it now to apologize to all of you in the gallery. i'm sorry, you just literally had to listen to somebody lying to all of you directly. how many times did she say the word billionaire? how many times did she try to say that she was trying to do something, we're trying to do something to enrich billionaires? that's not taking place at all. we're cutting waste, fraud and

abuse. billions of dollars going to canadian lesbian justice foundation and transgender sex worker networks in nepal and a whole list of things. i would say that among the definition of things that we could do to eliminate those programs would be the definition of saving the american taxpayer money. i'm going to leave it at that. they expect you to believe what they say and not believe what you can see with your own eyes. let the american people be the judge of whether that's saving you money or whether that's enriching billionaires, ending programs like lgbtqi in the caribbean and the balkans and uganda and all the dollars we put into trying to support those programs. that is waste, fraud and abuse. our american tax dollars should not be spent in that way. i'm sorry that they're lying to you in this way. but we're going to work through all of this and work to save you all money. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. mast: i yield you back the

remainder of any time i have. sorry you're being lied to, but you can expect to hear more of it. the speaker pro tempore: the chair reminds members that the rules do not allow references to person notice gallery. mrs. mcclain: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from maine, the distinguished ranking member of the interior and environmental subcommittee of appropriations, ms. pingree. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. pingree: mr. speaker, thank you very much ms.pingree: i rise today in strong opposition to this reckless attack on public media contained within this rescission bill and millions of americans who treasure their local public and television stations. every state will teal the impact of this rescission. 70% of these cuts will deathly impact local stations, $770 million and $4 million to my

state. in rural states like maine are the most accessible and sometimes the only source of news and information. whether children's programs like "sesame street" or high school basketball, public media has been a vital part of mainors' lives for generations. these stations literally saves lives. wildfire evacuations, missing child alerts, winter storm warnings which are common in maine. if there is an emergency in your town, the local public television station is giving you the information you need to stay safe. the purpose of media is to inform, educate and engage and makes peoples' lives better and made our country stronger. and this president wants nothing more than to destroy it. this is not about fiscal

responsibility or finding waste, fraud and abuse. dune how much these services cost per year, less than $2. it's not about cutting something people don't like. 70% of americans support public media. in this political climate that kind of consensus is unheard of. this is about president's vendetta against the free press and authoritarian desire to control the media. public media enriches our lives and nourishes our minds and makes our communities safer and deserves to be preserved and protected and not gutted to score political points. vote no and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan. ms. mcclain: i yield one minute to the the gentlewoman from

indiana. >> demanding an end to unelected bureaucrats misusing taxpayer resources. president trump package cuts $9.4 billion. $6 million for net zero cities in mexico and a million for voter i.d. in haiti. we are only scratching the surface with this package but imagine to redirect that to veterans' care. this package rescinds funds for n.p.r. and p.b.s. and has not adhered to objectivity standards and forced inappropriate content on children like a movie celebrating the sex change of a child and racial origins of fat phobia, whatever that hens. children should not be fed woke roup ganda not on the taxpayer

dime coming from a former taxpayer broadcaster. i thank president trump. i urge my colleagues to pass this bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. the gentlewoman from reserves. ms. delauro: i yield a minute to the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen. mr. cohen: if there was fraud, there would be arrests. you are depending on the word of mr. musk who took out the from the president of argentina a chain saw and waved it around, he took a chain saw to the budget, you want to improve something, improve it. kennedy center, you want "he hmp aw." don't get rid of the kennedy center. this bill is good for russia,

chinaa and undertakers. bill gates, musk, taking advantage of and killing the poorest children in the world. they are not going to get pepfar programs created by george bush. don't end, mend it. this is a terrible bill. this is musk's bill on drugs. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to address their remarks to the care. -- chair. the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan. ms. mcclain: fear mongering at its best. i now yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. bean. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized ms. bean: thank you mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i know there are budget hawks and i know there

are people that care about the deficit, which should be everybody in this room. i know they are getting impatient. they are wondering when is the house going to finally take action and make the doge cuts official. the answer, mr. speaker, is today. today is the day we take the first step in restoring fiscal discipline and getting our nation back on track. h.r. 4 the rescissions act of 2025 cuts unnecessary spending and ensures tax dollars are not spent on reckless foreign aid or d.e.i. programs in serbia. no more tax dollars to fund d.e.i. musicals in ireland or fund electric vehicles in vietnam. taxpayers, you know, have said enough is enough. i say enough is enough. let's pass this bill,

mr. speaker and let's go get them. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired the gentlelady reserves. ms. delauro: i yield one minute to the the gentlewoman from washington, ms. jayapal. ms. jayapal: this rescissions package is all about going back on the agreements that republicans just made in march. it's about the fact that congress had approved this funding before elon musk took an illegal chain saw to foreign aid and public broadcasting and a whole bunch of other things that americans care about and the courts said no. trump has ordered his minimumions to go back on their own agreement and undermine your own authority to appropriate money all so they can legitimatize elon musk. this is another betrayal bill and slashes usaid funding and

the cuts have killed 300,000 people and will kill even more and destroys our global leadership and another attack on free speech by slashing money for public tv and prod casting that americans' only source of news, weather and children's programming. vote no on this bill. it is another betrayal. i yield become. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan. ms. mcclain: we can have free speech in america, the government doesn't have to fund it. i yield one minute to the gentleman from indiana. >> mr. speaker i rise in support of h.r. 4 the rescissions act of 2025. for decades americans have been waiting for their leadership to deliver on the promise that fiscal responsibility was on its way. for far too many years leaders

kicked the can down the road to stop the financial bleeding. we are doing within living in our means and the government should do know less. congress must safeguard taxpayer dollars and i vote today to make this first initial step to eliminate waste tl spending and the department of government efficiency and lifting the vale on how much terrible waste of taxpayer dollars is happening this our government agencies. i join my colleagues in showing americans that we hear them and we know that this change must be made. it's high time to work toward getting our fiscal house in order and this is the first step. ms. mcclain: i reserve. ms. delauro: i yield five minutes to the gentleman from new york, the distinguished ranking member of the foreign affairs committee, mr. meeks.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized mr. meeks: i thank the ranking member for allowing me to speak. mr. speaker, this rescissions package isn't about physical -- fiscal responsibility. it's about abandoning america's legacy of compassion, ceding global leadership and turning our back on the most vulnerable. the president's demand to slash $8. in3 billion in foreign assistance is plunging america deep into moral bankruptcy because despite what secretary rubio have falsely claim, cuts to foreign assistance have caused nun necessary -- unnecessary deaths around the world. and the cuts in this rescission's package based on

outright lies will cost many more lies. maybe they don't care about lies, but we have a moral obligation that we should. and our republican colleagues should know better. just months ago, they voted for this funding. they understood and i believe they understand now they would tell the truth that we all should and all know that foreign assistance is smart policy and a national security imperative. rescinding these funds will have real and immediate consequences. this package cuts $400 million from pepfar. these aren't pet projects. pepfar was established by president george w. bush and saved more than 26 million lives while slowing the spread of hiv-aids around the world.

cutting these kinds of funds is another death sentence for children and women who depend on life saving medication that cost us just pennys. and cuts $1.3 billion from humanitarian assistance while over 300 million people around the world need food, shelter and these aren't abstract numbers but real lives at stake. and to justify these cuts, the president has misled the public about the very agencies carrying them out. take usaid, it has never failed an audit and never found out of compliance with laws and regulations. in 2022 it ranked third indecision making. let's contrast that, contrast that with the department of defense who is getting more

money. the department of defense which has failed its audit seven years in a row, failed their audit. so if this was truly about waste, fraud and abuse, we would be having a lot different conversation here this afternoon. this package also slashes funding for unicef which works to protect children around the world and yanks more than 40 million kids out of school. and eliminates programs that helps four million people have clean drinking water. this package -- you know who is excited about this package, i can tell you who is excited about it. china, russia, north korea, iran. they're excited about this package because they would love to do this themselves if they

could because they know that takes away who we are and then they'll jump in. they're laughing. they're happy, because they us surrendering. this is a surrender. we cannot be fooled by this budget talk. you know what? look at it, these funds are really less than 1% of our scwoafer all federal budget, less than 1%. meanwhile, if you look at what the trump administration and our g.o.p. colleagues are doing, they are actually adding deficits of trillions of dollars to do what? to give tax breaks to billionaires. so this isn't really about fiscal restraint. this is about saving live is

what we should be talking about. those billions of dollars in tax cuts are not going to change the lives of those billionaires. let us reject this rescissions bill and vote no and restore the money to save lives. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman on reserves. gentlewoman from michigan. ms. mcclain: i yield one minute to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. harris. mr. harris: mr. speaker, if we mr. harris: thank you.r, if we if we can't night and say to no exporting gender ideology abroad, if we can't say no to taxpayer-funded left wing propaganda and we can't say no to funding pet projects that put america last, then what is the point of being called a republican? mr. speaker, i rise today to urge my colleagues to defund npr, pbs and usaid. for decades, republicans have campaigned on being fiscal

conservatives. but all we have to show for it is a national debt skyrocketing. there's nothing fiscally conservative about forcing taxpayers to fund vegan food promotion in vam bya, voter i.d. in haiti we were september here to do government differently and nothing could be a clearer test of our commitment than to pass this rescission package. the time to act is today. if we continue on our track, our grandchildren will be enslaved to a debt that will dwarf our current monstrosity. mr. speaker, with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mrs. mcclain: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from massachusetts, the distinguished democratic whip, ms. clark. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. clark: thank you, mr. speaker. sunday is father's day. and what do dads want?

they want a fair shot. they want to know if they work hard, they can provide for their families. but right now most families in america can't even afford the basics. 60% of families in the richest nation on earth cannot afford the first rung of the american dream. so what are my republican colleagues doing about that? they voted for a big, ugly bill that makes it even harder to raise a child in america. takes away health care from 16 million americans, takes food benefits from working parents. they're cut halfing a trillion -- they're cutting half a trillion dollars from medicare and they're hiking costs of everyday items with their tariffs. all to fund, all to fund tax breaks for the billionaire class. that alone is a betrayal of working families. but the g.o.p. is not stopping there. they're not stopping at dismantling people's financial

security. today they're threatening their physical security. because when you defund public broadcasting, you are defunding emergency broadcasts. during hurricane season, tornado season, wildfire season. and that's not even enough. they have to take even more. today you were also voting to dismantle our national security. there are three shields that defend our homeland. defense, diplomacy and development. when you destroy our capacity to address famine, control disease and build infrastructure in developing nations, you are ceding our power to our rivals. you are planting the seeds of future wars. a prominent republican said this week he just couldn't justify these investments. and in this debate i have heard that this is about putting

america first. what are you talking about? you just cut food programs and health care for american families. and here's what you fundamentally don't seem to understand. there is no security for billionaires in this country without security for a hungry child. there's no security for the ultrarich donors without security for working parents. in the words of president kennedy, if a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich. please vote no. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman is recognized, from michigan. mrs. mcclain: i yield one minute to my friend from ohio, mr. jordan. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jordan: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentlelady for yielding this. bill is real simple. don't spend money on stupid

things and don't subsidize biased media. there's all kinds of media that's biased, they can take care of themselves. think about the npr, the same thing about npr. we had an award winning journalist who worked for npr for over 20 years, decided npr lost its way and did a little -- asked a basic question. basic question. what's the political affiliation for the editors for npr in the washington, d.c., area? guess what he found. 87 editors, political affiliation, 87 democrats, zero republicans. not 44-43, not 50-37. not 60-27. 87-0. this bill simply says, stop subsidizing, they can make money on their own, all the other media outlet does it. and quit spending money, taxpayer money, hard-earned taxpayer money, on stupid things. i urge a yes vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mrs. mcclain: i reserve.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut, you're recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from new york, the distinguished democratic leader, mr. jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. jeffries: i thank the distinguished gentlelady from the great state of connecticut for yielding and for her tremendous leadership in pushing back against this reckless republican rescissions package. it's extraordinary to me that once again we're on the floor of the house of representatives, not debating legislation that republicans bring forward, mr. speaker, that is designed to lower the high cost of living in the united states of america, a promise that republicans repeatedly made last year to the american people and now have repeat lid broken -- repeatedly broken. throughout this congress, not a single bill has been brought to the house floor by my republican colleagues that addresses the high cost of living in the united states of america. not a single bill.

house republicans and president trump promised that costs were going to go down in the united states of america. in fact, they said, costs were going to go down on day one. but we know that costs haven't gone down in this great country. mr. speaker, costs have gone up. and america is too expensive. housing costs are too high. grocery costs are too high. utility costs are too high. childcare costs are too high. insurance costs are too high. america's too expensive. and republicans have decided that in the face of this affordability crisis in the united states of america, that they are going to undermine america's ability to protect our national security through the exercise of soft power, and

addressing in a bipartisan way the hiv-aids epidemic, a program that was first put into place by president george w. bush. and has saved the lives of millions of people across the world and, of course, people here at home. by fighting against this epidemic. america is made safer when we are able to invest in diplomacy and development and democracy across the world. particularly in the face of gracive efforts -- aggressive efforts by china and russia and other malignant actors to move the world in a different place. so this reckless republican rescissions package will

undermine america's national security. undermine public health. here in this country and across the world. and it actually represents an attack on children. this is extraordinary to me. we're on the floor of the house of representatives, not debating legislation that is designed to make this country and our economy more affordable, but actually debating legislation that targets elmo. and big bird. and daniel tiger. and "sesame street." that's what we're doing. by going after public broadcasting in the united states of america. "sesame street" has a letter of the day i believe the letter of the day today is c.

how appropriate. because this republican bill is cruel and it cuts children's programming. all across the country. how can this be? that your priority right now as republicans, do nothing on on te economy. nothing to make life more affordable. nothing to address the high cost of living. instead, republicans are attacking elmo. and "sesame street." and big bird. and "daniel tiger." your priorities are all wrong. and this is on top of a g.o.p. tax scam, mr. speaker. where republicans are trying to visit on the american people the

largest cuts to health care in american history. targeting medicaid, medicare, the affordable care act, the children's health insurance program, and women's health. by trying to defund planned parenthood. that's what republicans in this congress are trying to do through the g.o.p. tax scam, this disgusting abomination, the one big, ugly bill. and you're going after school lunch programs for children, sun mental nutritional assistance -- supplemental nutritional assistance for children, and now children's programming. doesn't suggest to me that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are actually trying to strengthen families. this legislation would weaken families. weaken our ability to lead throughout the free world and weaken public health and safety

for everyday americans. and people a.i. all across this country -- and people all across this country. so, mr. speaker, i urge a no vote and also i'm hopeful that my colleagues at some point on the other side of the aisle will actually decide to focus on the issues that matter. to lift children up, not target them. to lift families up, not target them. to lift older americans up, not target them. to lift veterans up, not target them. to lift health care for everyday americans up, and not target them. that's what house democrats will continue to do on behalf of the american people. it's high time that our republican colleagues join us. vote no against this reckless republican rescissions package. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. ms. delauro: i reserve.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. mcclain: thank you, mr. speaker. fearmongering at its best. but i will reserve one minute for my friend, mr. davidson, from the great state of ohio. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. ms. davids: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. davidson: thank you, mr. speaker. america's resources should always serve america's interests. 22 rescissions to wasteful foreign aid and biased media totaling $9.4 billion is a good start. i commend this legislation because the national debt as it climbs towards $37 trillion, u.s. taxpayers deserve a government that serves them, not radical policies abroad or at home. the reality is, the radical left has seized these institutions and wielded them for an agenda that doesn't serve america's interest. wasted government revenues siphoned off the back of america's tax dollars should not be tolerated. i commend the $1 billion rescission to the corporation for broadcasting, taxpayer funding for woke media entities is absurd.

npr and pbs already have a business model that doesn't need to rely on $150 million americans' taxed income. it doesn't need to promote any agenda including their radical agenda with stuff like, what to do if you experience a microaggression. or some other promotion of their agenda. additionally, international institutions have abandoned their original missions to promote development in exchange for radical gender ideology and climate priorities they haves why i support the rescissions package and i urge support for the bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. mcclain: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: i yield five minutes to the distinguished ranking member of the state and foreign operations subcommittee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. frankel: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, madam, ranking chair of the appropriations committee. mr. speaker, i rise today in fierce opposition to the republicans' reckless rescission

bill, a backgoor scheme to claw back critical federal funding that protects america's global leadership, public safeguards and trusted public broadcasting. all while bypassing congressional constitutional authority. let's be clear, this is not a budget tweak, it's an attack on our values, a direct hit to our national health, safety an prosperity, and a green light for authoritarian overreach. this package guts essential investments in international development and humanitarian programs, life-saving tools that fight disease, prevent terrorism, supports democracy, and opens markets for america's businesses. and here's the kicker, mr. speaker. congress approved this funding just two months ago and donald trump signed it into law and now

republicans want to rip back the cover -- just to, i should say, cover up the massive hole they are blowing in the deficit with tax giveaways for billionaires. their so-called fiscal responsibility comes at the expense of starving children, crumbling democracies, public-private partnerships that have changed american innovation to solve the world's toughest challenges. ... foreign assistance which long represented just 1% of our national budget, it's not charity. it's strategy. don't take my word for it. military leaders from both parties have warned us for years if we fail to lead with soft power, we'll end up paying in blood, bombs, and more boots on the ground. cutting foreign assistance will deepen desperation.

fuel extremism. push fragile societies towards collapse. when that happens, we all pay the price. refugee crisis surge. diseases spread. trade routes shut down. our troops and diplomats face greater danger. and our homeland security is weakened. here's an example of what's on the chopping block. pepfar, which has saved over 26 billion lives and nearly eight million babies from being born with h.i.v. food assistance with stabilizes communities and creates agricultural markets. public-private partnerships that channel american innovation to solve the world's toughest challenges. let's talk what happens and what is happening when we pull back, when the united states steps away, others step in and not with good intentions. china is flooding developing countries with infrastructure loans and digital surveillance

systems. russia is exporting mercenaries and disinformation. and while we are debating whether to send a bag of rice or clean water pump, our adve adversaries are buying influence, they are forging military alliance, and rewriting the rules of global engagement. it's not theoretical. this is happening right now. take africa, for example. a region poised to become, listen to this, one quarter of the world's population. u.s. assistance has helped build stability there through education, and public health. if we walk away now, we are not just abandoning our values, we are surrendering one of the world's fastest growing marketplaces to china. let's be clear, regions we assist are not just a recipients they are emerging economies and future trading partners and pulling back the door opens

these regions for authoritarian regimes like china to dominate the future commerce connectivity and development. this is not just cruel, it's strategically self-defeating and economically foolish. make no mistake, this precies package is project 2025 in action -- precision package is project 2025 in action. and handing u.s. global leadership over to the dictators on a silver platter, leaving us alone in the world. and this bill attempts to rub arer stamp the trump administration's illegal actions blocking funding already approved by congress. firing career public servants and hollowing our entire agencies. let's be honest. these are not going to lower the costs for american families. it is not going to reduce the deficit. but it will make the world more dangerous -- make americans less

safe. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. and make us less prosperous. i urge no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: i yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. fine. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. fine: thank you, mr. speaker. i have heard from my colleagues on the other side that we should be focused on issues that matter. we shoulding thinking about our kids. as i lay awake at night here in washington, i have only been here a couple months, but as bad as i thought it was going to be, it is far worse. because rome is burning and too many people in this building say that's a great opportunity to roast marshmallows. the fact of the matter is if we can't make these cuts which are simple as easy as you would think, $6 million to fund media in gaza, funding pbs and npr, even if it was a good idea you can't do it when you are

borrowing trillions of dollars a year. if we can't make these cuts, which should be the easiest imaginable cuts, then there is no hope for us. i am grateful to my leadership for bringing this forward. i am grateful for president trump doing it. but make no mistake, this is only the first step if we want to put out the fire. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. kelly: thank you, ranking member delauro. i rise in opposition to president trump's rescission package that steals $400 million from pepfar. a lifesaving global health program. let me remind my colleagues that pepfar is a bipartisan effort first led by congresswoman barbara lee and signed by president george w. bush. it has been re-authorized in a bipartisan basis four times. right now republicans are

support -- who are supportive of pepfar are calling the white house seeking assurances that it will be protected. do not listen to the president's empty promises. nothing in this bill protects pepfar. if i were to put it simply, pepfar saves lives. it has already saved 26 million lives. that's indisyou mutable and should be enough to continue to fund one of the most successful global health programs in history. if i cannot appeal to my colleagues' humanitarian side, perhaps they'll listen to the ways pepfar serves american interests. pepfar is a cornerstone of global health progress and u.s. diplomacy. if congress was to bough to president trump's demands to pull pepfar funding would leave a gap. for this reason i will offer a motion to recommit this bill after the committee. if the house rules permitted i would have offered the motion with an important amendment to the bill. i would strike the pepfar decision. i ask unanimous consent to insert this into the record.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield one minute to the sponsor of the bill, the gentleman from louisiana, the majority leader of the house, mr. steve scalise. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scalise: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank my friend, our conference chair, for managing this time on this important bill. mr. speaker, a lot of people come up here and they talk about trying to get america's fiscal house in order. about the idea of getting back to balanced federal budgets. i don't know many people here who are against it. i know when we later in this congress put a bill on the floor to require a balanced federal budget, there will be many democrats, mr. speaker, who will vote no on that because when it comes time to actually put your votes on the board to back up the principles that most

americans relish, they walk away. they won't be there when it actually matters. everybody request talk about cutting wasteful spending. even if you don't necessarily agree it's wasteful spending and what we are bringing today is wasteful spending, even if you think, ok, might not be as bad as some other things you don't agree with, we all have to agree, mr. speaker, that as we just saw a few weeks ago, moody's downgrade the credit rating of the united states. wasn't a recommendation, mr. speaker. it wasn't a warning that gee whiz if you folks don't get your fiscal house in order this might happen, they actually did it. they downgraded the credit rating of the united states because spending has to get under control. and the party over there that spent the last four years under president biden spending like drunken sailors and all due respect to drunken sailors because they don't spend this bad.

but the trillions of dollars of debt that were racked up had consequences mr. speaker. it had consequences not only in terms of our national debt, it affected the pocketbooks of families all across america because that spending bloated spending in washington. money we don't have by the way, increased inflation to the point where people couldn't even go to the grocery store to fill up their carts. they couldn't afford to go to the gas station to fill up their cars. they couldn't afford to take out a loan to buy a house. because interest rates had gotten so high that today we are spending more money servicing our interest than we are on america's national debt. these are all real dramatic facts that concern most americans. and they say thank goodness congress is finally bringing a bill to the floor to start cutting some spending that are priorities. call it wasteful if you want. call it whatever you want.

but these are things that we can't afford to spend even if you agree with them because it's not money we have in the bank. it's all borrowed money, mr. speaker. so where did we start? the white house laid out a number of things. but they looked at that usaid program, they didn't gut the whole thing. but they said there are a number of things that are being done that just don't represent the values of the united states. and are being done in foreign countries while we don't have our fiscal house in order here in america. so how about we start there? and i know the democrats on the other side are acting like, oh, my god, the world will stop spinning if this spending goes away. why don't we talk about some of the spending that will go away. borrows h.r.ed money, not money we took out of the bank, money we borrowed from countries like china to spend on that is a debt to our kids.

so each one of these i list, mr. speaker, you should ask if you vote yes you are relieving that debt burden. if you vote no you think it's ok to send this bill to our kids. we are not paying for it today, mr. speaker. but our kids would if we keep doing it. if the other side votes no, they want to keep borrowing money from our children to spend $1 million on voter i.d. in haiti. the same party that doesn't want voter i.d. in america calls it racist. wants to fund voter i.d. in haiti. $6 million for net zero cities in mexico. i know some of their best supporters are waiving the mexican flag in an american city right now, and they support those efforts, most americans don't, mr. speaker. $3 million for iraqi sesame street. the minority leader held up a sesame street character here on the floor as if sesame street's

somehow going to go away. i was watching a commercial on tv yesterday where the cookie monster was actually doing an advertisement for netflix . because a private company is paying money to run sesame street. it's not going away. it's doing just fine. very lucrative. what will go away is some of the far left radical views that are being espoused. you can by the way, when this goes away at npr, you can still turn on about six or seven other channels and get the same far left radical views but they are going to be private companies, mr. speaker. not taxpayer funded entities. if somebody wants to pay money to go on one of their services that they stream or get over the top or however they get their digital content, they can still do that. there are a lot of options. never been more options. some people joke that they buy their services for their cable or whatever else they did, and

that there is 200 channels. they might only watch four or five of them. there is still going to be a plethora of options for the american people. but if they are paying their hard-earned dollars to get content, why should your tax dollars go to only one thing that the other side wants to promote? let everybody compete on a fair basis. they can still auspices me street -- sesame street in iraq. t qi pple pay for it not the taxpayers of the united states of america's children. today's taxpayers aren't paying for it because it's borrowed money. $2.1 million for climate resilience in southeast asia, latin america, and east africa. $500,000 for electric buses in rwanda. rwanda is more than free to buy all the electric buses they want. diesel buses. why should the taxpayers of america be borrowing money from our children to buy electric buses for rwanda?

$33,000 for being lgbtqi in the caribbean. taxpayer a money that is no vote today says more important than strengthening a program like social security. i say not. $643,000 for lgbtqi+ programs in the western balkans, borrowed money. .. $5.1 million to strengthen the, quote, resilience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer global movement. not sure what that global movement is. they can continue that movement in some other way but just not with the taxpayer dollars of the united states of america's

children, again, there's no bank account, that $5.1 million came out of. it's all borrowed money that a no vote says is more important than strengthening social security. $135 million in contributions to the world health organization. which we all saw during covid was the mouthpiece for the chinese communist party. i would imagine if we stopped this $135 million funding, the c.c.p. may pick it up because they were regurgitating their talking points during covid. so at some point, mr. speaker, the question we've all got to answer is, number one, do you believe in fiscal responsibility? and maybe some people have other priorities than these they'd like to defund. but if you think these are all things that are worth borrowing money from our children to fund, then that's what the no vote represents. if you think it's time we start somewhere and here's the place to start, not to finish, just

the beginning, to finally start getting control over spending and respecting those families who are working hard, who are working two shifts at the diner to pay taxes on thaips will soon go -- tips that will soon go away if our bill passes, or someone working overtime because you want to send your kid to college and you find out this is where where you are taxpayer dollars are going and you're disgusted and say, when will somebody do something about it? r, today is the day to do something about it. let's finally get control over spending in a small way, start a bigger picture toward as balanced budget, but it starts here. vote yes. get this done. and let's keep moving forward to strengthen this great country. with that, i urge a yes vote and yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. she reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. doggett: where lies are

king, the truth is the enemy. institutions that spread knowledge are defamed as enemies of the people. npr and pbs are targeted here today precisely because they are so good at delivering the truth. like millions, i tune in to both of them daily. trump tweets radical left monsters that so badly hurt our country. what hurts trump are facts when he demands flattery. this attempt to quash thorough, objective npr and pbs reporting is a sign of trump's weakness, of his drive toward tyranny. trump doesn't want a country of engaged, informed americans. he prefers those who salute on command, like for his northeastern-style taxpayer-funded wasteful $45 million birthday bash this saturday. reject these dangerous doge cuts

and defend the right of the american people to know. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities toward the president. the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. ms. delauro: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock. mr. mcclintock: mr. speaker, this is the first of what needs to be many rescission bills stopping the waste of public funds. the absurd expenditures the majority leader just listed speak volumes about the scandalous corruption and carelessness of a bloated government. every dollar comes from working american families struggling to pay both their bills and their taxes. now, this waste is enabled by two classes of expenditures that we should foreswear forever. one is grants. cash handouts to political favorites with little accountability or oversight, whether directly or through agencies like usaid.

the other is subsidies that replace the judgment of consumers with that of politicians, distorting the flow of capital from its highest and best use. as we express our outrage at this waste and take this first step to claw it back, let us remember that congress approved all of it. and it's time that we repented before we bankrupt our country. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. mrs. mcclain: reserve, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from virginia, mr. beyer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. beyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, people will die. and that's not hyperbole. it's reality. when you cut pepfar, which is the signature program of president george w. bush, created to eradicate the aids epidemic, people will die and it will be confirmed that the bill cuts pepfar by $400

million. when you cut funding for family planning programs, tens of millions of will be denied contraceptives, resulting in millions of unintended pregnancies, tens of thousands of preventable pregnancy-related deaths. when you cut funding for energy peacekeeping to people escaping violence, people will die. reduce development assistance that ensures people have access to food and clean water, people will die. when you cut money to ukraine for food security and energy grid resilience, more people will die in their war against the russian invasion. usaid is our strongest soft power vehicle. even if you don't care about how many people will die, it's one of our strongest assets to saving money, by decreasing military conflict risk. i also want to speak up for the corporation for public broadcasting. critical kids' educational programs. this bill is bad for america, people will die. and i yield back. ms. delauro: i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: ok, mr. speaker. i just -- i can't take the

fearmongering anymore. let me correct the truth with the other half of the truth. we're talking about pepfar. $4.4 billion and we're talking about cutting less than 1% from that whole entire program. we're not saying that you have to cut aids. perhaps let mel at the you what -- let me tell you what other programs that we could cut for the american people. you're saying that people are going to die because you want to cut the funding. we're not saying that. so how about we do this. how about we cut $3 million for circumcisions, have a sectmies and condoms in zambia? how about that. how about we cut 5dz.1 million that is used to strengthen the resilience of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer global movements. i got an idea, how about we instead of spending it there, how about we spend that money and invest in the american

health care? i could go on and on but this fearmongering has absolutely got to stop. with that, i'm going to yield one minute to my friend, mr. smucker. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. the gentleman is recognized. muck smuk mr. speaker, this -- mr. smucker: mr. speaker, this bill represents a tiny fraction of the total we are spending annually. it's a tiny fraction. .2%. 1/5 of a percent of what president biden added to the debt over the last four years. yet democrats are saying that these savings are cruel, that they literally said this will destroy america as we know it. no one outside of the beltway will take them seriously. have my democrat cleags even looked -- colleagues even looked at what's in this bill before attacking? is it cruel to suggest that american taxpayers shouldn't have to pay $60,000 to celebrate d.e.i. in the netherlands? or $30,000 to foster, quote,

queer feminist discourse in albania? is it cruel to cut a program spending $700,000 to expand fruit and jam sales in honduras? by the way, speaking of jam, my last name is smucker, but even i know that's a bad deal. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. smucker: mr. speaker, i can tell you what will destroy america as we know it. and that is this unsustainable debt that we are passing on to our kids and grandkids. i urge my colleagues to support this rescissions package and i yield. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mrs. mcclain: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. sherman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. sherman: last month secretary rubio responded to me and said, no one had died as a

result of the gutting of usaid. but boston university school of public health shows us that 300,000 people have died already because they were cut off from food and medicine for tuberculosis, aids and malaria. and the centers for global development says that $3.-- 3.3 million preventable deaths will occur because of the gutting of usaid. but they won't just die there, americans will die too. because when malaria, tuberculosis and aids infect anyone in the world, those diseases replicate. they mutate. and they migrate back here in more virulent forms. evan, a 5-year-old boy, was cut off from his h.i.v. medications in february and died. he is the first to die at the hands of elon musk and donald trump. mr. speaker, i ask that we rise, i ask unanimous consent that we observe a full minute of silence in the memory of this child victim. i ask unanimous consent.

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. sherman: let us remember evan anzoo. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan. mrs. mcclain: i yield one minute to the gentleman from texas, mr. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. gill: thank you, mr. speaker. if fox news or talk radio or any other conservative media outlet came to me and asked us if we should provide them with taxpayer-funded handouts i would say no and i believe that most of my colleagues would as well. i certainly think that far left propaganda outlets like npr should be defunded. remember, this is an outlet that believes writing articles about

fat phobia and queer animals constitute serious journalism. they have the right to say whatever they want to, but they do not have the right to our tax dollars. and to my colleagues who say that this is only a small part of our budget, i would ask them, what outside of border security and national defense would they like to cut from our budget? they'd never seen a foreign country they don't want to shower with our tax dollars or an illegal alien that they don't want to give welfare to. this is a logical first step to get our finances under control and i urge my colleagues to vote for this rescissions bill. thank you. mrs. mcclain: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from rhode island, mr. the speaker pro tempore: jo the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. magaziner: mr. speaker, more than any other day, i have been in congress, the cruelty of the trump administration and the

republican majority is on display. they are asking us to rubber stamp elon musk's cuts to pepfar, which saves millions of lives, treating people with h.i.v. funding for clean water, funding to fight malaria, fighting to help people starving from famine. and donald trump and republicans are doing this at the same time they're giving trillions of tax cuts to the rich. and while they're at it, they're also cutting educational programming for children like pbs. why are they doing this? not to reduce the deficit. because this $9 billion is a fraction of a fraction of the tax cuts they are trying to pass for billionaires. this is the richest people in the world taking food and medicine away from the poorest children in the world. i have news for elon musk and donald trump and the billionaires, no matter how much money you have, no matter how many poor people you take food and medicine away from, it will not fill that hole inside of you. to my colleagues from the house, history will judge us today. you have a chance to be heroes,

vote no. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut yields. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: reserve. sorry. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. mcdowell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized. dowell dowell mr. speaker, today we do what life -- mr. mcdowell: mr. speaker, today we do what life long bureaucrats in town fear most. we cut their funding. for far too long, washington bureaucrats have taken advantage of the american taxpayer, sending their hard-earned money to fund the corrupt foreign aid complex and pushing government funding for educational programs that gram our children -- that groom our children. that stops today. the rescissions act of 2025 is not just a bill, it's a part of a much larger course correction. this bill rips back over $9 billion from the clutches of globalist n.g.o.'s projects that fund radical gender ideology and the green new scam.

the great people of north carolina didn't send me here to manage decline. they sent me here to help president trump usher in the new golden age. so let the left scream. let the media moan and grown. but today we are putting americans first and looking out for their hard-earned tax dollars. i urge a yes vote and i yield back. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentlewoman from california, ms. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california is recognized. ms. kamlager-dove: mr. speaker, i rise in strong opposition to this package. it is embarrassing. it is trifling. this is a funding package that republicans actually agreed to and voted on last congress when they were in the majority. republicans must be missing biden now because they actually had more influence under him than under trump. ... now republicans are going back on their own agreement and giving up their own power with

this package. the real question is why show up here? if you have an orange dad yea doing your work for you, this vote puts every republican on record as supporting elon's attack on democracy, even when steve bannon said elon and doge found no waste. with this package republicans are one step closer to a country looks more like the adversaries we profess to oppose. americans will be left to clean up this mess and we will have zero standing in the international community and zero game to global leadership while you all have killed off elmo. i urge my colleagues to vote no on this trash and i yield back. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president. the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan yields. mrs. mcclain: i never realized elmo was more important to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle than the american

people. i yield one minute to my friend, mr. meuser from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. meuser: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank chairwoman mclean for her leadership. mr. speaker, during president trump's first term we had pr pro-growthle policy, patriot growth economy and tax revenues growth. even after covid, the biden administration accelerated the deficit with unchecked spending, caused the deficit to double which increased service on the debt from $400 million in 2019 to nearly $1 trillion last year. that's why this package takes step to reign in -- rein in irresponsible agencies. some taken over by ideologues doing things not in the interest of the american people. maybe usaid has done some good things, but they have also done many things that are were totally inappropriate. agencies like this need to be defunded or reformed, the american people are going -- aren't going to put up with anymore. to that end why is the government still funding public television and radio when people have hundreds of charges to get

their news and information from. and these stations are some of the most partisan stations out there. can you imagine as stated earlier a conservative station was funded? the left would have screamed vilified, and exterminated it a long while ago. let's pass this rescission package and codify president trump's spending reduction noose law and save our country along the way. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized and has 30 seconds remaining. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from connecticut reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to representative boebert from the state of colorado. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from colorado is recognized for one minute. ms. boebert: thank you, mr. speaker. and thank you, madam chair. i rise in support today of h.r. 4, president trump's big beautiful rescissions package. this bill slashes radical foreign aid at the state

department, usaid, and the u.s. institute of peace for woke gender ideology and equity nonsense that mocks american values. why are we bankrolling wokism abroad when rents small business owners in my district are struggling. h.r. 4 defunds pbs and npr's bias media circus. for years taxpayers have been forced to subsidize a public media system that's less about informing and more about indoctrinating. to my friends across the aisle, i know you love your globalist pet projects, but the american people are fed up. the voters that sent us here are watching, and they are done seeing their dollars shipped overseas and funneled into bias media. h.r. 4 is a victory for taxpayers. i urge its adoption.

i yield. mrs. mcclain: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan reserves. members are reminded to address their remarks to the chair. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: i yield one minute to the gentleman from missouri, mr. onder. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri is recognized for one minute. mr. onder: i rise in support of h.r. 4, to codify president trump's doge tax cuts. americans have been awash in unsustainable debt and waste and americans have known it long before doge began its work. but what many didn't realize is just how bad the problem is. 14 million in cash vouchers for ill lease at the southern border. 3.3 million for cash -- for being lgbtq in the caribbean. 47,000 for a transgender operating in colombia. $1.5 million to promote lgbtq

employment in serbia. not to mention the hundreds of millions wasted on the politically biased government media known as npr. enough is enough. we must reign in washington -- rein in washington's reckless spending and hold bureaucrats accountable. i urge my colleagues to join me and put americans and fiscal sanity first in this what i hope will be the first of many rescission bills. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. mrs. mcclain: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: how much time remains on each side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman has eight minutes. mrs. mcclain: i yield one minute to the gentleman from florida, mr. webster. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for one minute. mr. webster: mr. speaker, the american people are called on today to do what they have been asked to do from their elected officials. and that is cut waste, fraud, and abuse.

today we deliver. together with president trump we are eliminating billions of dollars of spending, this wasteful spending, on left wing organizations who millions of americans. we also eliminate wasteful spending on radical programs in lands far, far away. they do not put america first. i consistently voted to cut the spigot of spending and i'll continue to do that. continue the record and pass this bill today. i urge my colleagues to do the same. yield back. mrs. mcclain: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentleman from -- ms. delauro: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from west virginia, mr. moore. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from west virginia is recognized for one minute mr. moore: thank you, mr. speaker. as chairman of the r.s.c. rescissions task force i'm proud

to support this bill to codify the doge cuts. the american people know waste, fraud, and abuse when they see it. they want us to eliminate democrats' radical agenda, including $5.1 million for global lgbtq movements, $3 million for circumcisions in zambia, and $833,000 for transgender surgeries in nepal. this package also ensures tax dollars aren't used to weaponize media against the american people. the c.e.o. of npr called president trump a fascist. while claiming her network is unbiased. these outlets can be as insane as they want. they might want to check cnn's ratings before doing that, they are just not going to do it with the american taxpayer dollars anymore. this rescissions package is only the first step and i urge my colleagues to support it. i yield back. thank you. mrs. mcclain: reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves.

ms. delauro: reserve. mrs. mcclain: i yield one minute to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. hair began. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. harrah began: the american people are sick and tired of watching washington burn through their paychecks on wastefulrydy cook laws and down right offensive projects. this rescissions package is our chance to prove that we still remember who we work for here in washington. we are cutting $2.5 million for electric vehicles in vietnam. $47,000 for transgender surgeries in colombia. and nearly $10 billion for npr, pbs, and other bloated liberal pet projects that have no place in a responsible budget. washington acts like taxpayer dollars are theirs to waste, but they are not. every cent belongs to the men and women who work long hours, pay their bills, and expect their government to act with a

shred of discipline. this is about more than numbers, it is about trust. it's about respect. and it is about time. i urge my colleagues to pass this bill and prove that congress can still do the right thing. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. ms. delauro: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. mrs. mcclain: i now yield two minutes to the gentlelady from north carolina, ms. mace -- south carolina, my apologies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from south carolina is recognized for two minutes. ms. mace: thank you, mr. speaker. under president donald trump's leadership, this rescission package codifies $9.4 billion in doge cuts by canceling some of the most egregious biden-era waste, fraud, and abuse. here are just some of the funding we are canceling today. $4 million for is etendtary migrants in colombia. $3 million for circumcision, and condoms in zambia. $5.1 million to strengthen the resilience of lesbian, gay,

bisexual, transgender, intersex, and queer global movements. $3 million for iraqi sesame street. $2.5 million for teaching young children how to make environmentally friendly reproductive health decisions. $833,000 for services for transgender people sex workers and their clients and sexual networks in nepal. the american people are begging congress to get off its ass and codify the doge cuts and stop this taxpayer funded nonsense. failure is not an option. and i yield back. mrs. mcclain: i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman reserves. the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record the text of representative kelly's

amendment. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, president trump promised to bring down the cost of living. he made it worse. he is illegally stealing congressionally approved taxpayers' dollars. and services for the american people. you want to deal with waste, fraud, and abuse, it's the deal with cutting back on the $4.5 trillion tax cut for the billionaires the republicans have supported and voted on. tax cuts for billionaires and the biggest corporations f you vote for this bill, you own every reckless cut crafted by elon musk. you are are rubber stamping illegal cuts and you own it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the members are reminded to refrain from engaging in personalities towards the president. the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized. mrs. mcclain: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to be clear, these rescissions should get

bipartisan support. we as elected officials on both sides of the aisle have ben entrusted with the -- have been entrusted with the hard-earned tax dollars of the american people. the duly elected president of the united states has asked this congress to protect the american people's tax dollars. it is the least we can do. the administration has identified waste, fraud, and abuse of american taxpayer dollars. it is our responsibility as representatives to act on those abuses. and rescind the money. all of us should be able to avoid -- all of us should be able to vote to eliminate $45 million in duplicative spending in the african-american development program. we should all be able to support eliminating $1.7 billion for

radical gender projects in the economic support fund. every member of this chamber should be able to support a rescission of $2.5 billion in the development of assistance programs. that has -- that bank rolled corrupt leaders in foreign countries. mr. speaker, the american people are watching their representatives today. emphasis on their representatives. they are watching to see if their representatives have the courage to actually fight for them. or will their representatives defend waste, fraud, and abuse of the bloated federal government? i can say with certainty that house republicans will always put american people first. i hope on the other side of the

aisle they might have the courage to join us. i encourage my colleagues to join me in voting yes on h.r. 4 so that we can take the necessary first step in rescinding the wasteful spending of the american taxpayer dollars. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back thele balance of the time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. all time for debate has expired. pursuant to house resolution 499, the previous question is ordered on the bill. .. the question is on engrossment and third reading. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. third reading. on june 3, 2025, in accordance with section 10-12-a of the empowerment and control act of 1974.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: miskelly of illinois moves to commit the bill to the committee on appropriations. the speaker pro tempore: pursuan t to clause b of rule 19 the previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit. the question is on the motion. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the motion is not agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? mrs. kelly: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. proceedings will resume on questions previously postponed. votes will be taken in the following order. passage of s.331, the motion to recommit, h.r. 4.

passage of h.r. 4 if ordered. the motion to recommit h.r. 2056, and passage of h.r. 2056, if ordered. the first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote. pursuant to clause 9 of rule 20, remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is to vote on passage of senate 331 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 331, an act to amend the controlled substances act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl relatedded substances and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the passage of the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned

coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 321. the nays are 104. with no members voting present.

the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit on h.r. 4, offered by the gentlewoman from illinois, ms. kelly, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will designate the motion. the clerk: motion to recommit to h.r. 4, offered by ms. kelly of illinois. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 208, the nays are 218. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? ms. delauro: i ask for the yeas

and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those favoring a vet by the yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having risen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is is five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 214, the nays are 212, the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the house will be in order.

the house will be in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> parliamentary inquiry? as a combat veteran i want to know what this house is going to do -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. >> a senior senator was illegally attacked and drug to the ground. mr. speaker, i of move the house now be adjourned. the speaker pro tempore: the question is now on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask for a roll call vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen. a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned

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the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 206, the nays are 218. the motion is not adopted. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the unfinished business is the question on agreeing to the motion to recommit on h.r. 2056 offered by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will redesignate the motion. the clerk: motion to recommit

h.r. 2056 offered by mr. lynch of massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on agreeing to the motion to recommit. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 205, the nays are 215. the motion is not adopted. the question is on passage of the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. for what purpose does the member from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. lynch: mr. speaker, i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking

this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five sploint. -- five-minute vote. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2025] [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.]

the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 224, the nays are 194. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the speaker's rooms. washington, d.c. june 12, 2025. i hereby designate the period from thursday, june 12, 2025, through sunday, june 22, 2025, as a district work period under clause 13 of rule 1. signed, sincerely, mike johnson, speaker of the house of representatives.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. soto: mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to address the house out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. soto: mr. speaker, nine years ago today, on june 12, 2016, at 2:02 a.m., our little happy town of orlando, florida, would change forever. as we saw 49 angels and 53 others who were killed and 53 others who were injured in a mass shooting during latin night at the pulse night club, a safe place for the lgbtq community located just south of downtown orlando. at the time it with a us the

deadliest shooting in u.s. history. i was proud to work on both sides of the aisle in 2019 to introduce the national post memorial and june 2020, it passed the house but did not pass the senate but finally in june 2021 it was introduced and passed into law and signed by president biden. we know that this national memorial happened because this was a national tragedy. at the time we saw memorials and moments of silence across the nation, across districts from sea to shining sea. and in them lance of those we lost and those injured and their families, i ask my colleagues to please stand and join me for a moment of silence.

mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: so ordered. without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to honor the memory of gabriel afasio, end of watch, june 8, 2025. he was wounded in the line of duty june 2, 2025 while attempting to apprehend a suspect brandishing a weapon and waving it at motorists and residents. he and his fellow officers

bravely responded to the call and pursued the suspect further south. after using all available means to bring him down, the suspect could not be brought down with less lethal tools. the suspect fired the weapon at gabriel and fellow officers. who returned fire. sadly he was shot in the face and he fought valiantly but couldn't overcome the wounds he sustained. mr. biggs: he passed away six days later surrounded by his family and officers. he is the first apache junction officer to be killed in the line of duty and he was honored. we pray for your brothers in blue and may your brothers live on forever and may god welcome you home. i would ask for a moment of silence, mr. speaker.

he. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today on this national women veterans day as a veteran of the united states air force to tell secretary hegseth and president trump that women who raise their hand and swear an oath to protect and defend this nation are not going anywhere and we will not be silent. ms. houlahan: from the earliest days of our nation, women have served officially and unofficially facing off against america's enemies and today women make up nearly 18% of the

active duty force and 22% of our national guard and reserve. studies prove that their service improves innovation and mission outcomes making our military stronger and smarter and more prepared to face the challenges of modern warfare. the administration's artificial barriers on who can lead and who can serve are disrespectful and irresponsible. firing and pushing aside decorated female leaders who earned their positions diminishes military readiness and devalues the standards and integrity of the very military itself. women in our military are not insignificant or inconsequential. we are indeed essential and cannot be pushed out or erased. thank you, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise today with a heavy

heart to honor a tremendous young woman from the 24th congressional district, ava moore. she was a leader, a patriot, and bright light in our north texas community. from the first time that we reviewed her application to the u.s. air force academy, it was clear that she was destined for greatness. in may, ava was home for just a short break before heading off to basic training. while kayaking with friends on grapevine lake, ava's life was taken in a senseless and preventible tragedy. our entire office is heartbroken about her loss. ms. van duyne: i had the privilege of speaking with ava's father, a man of great 108th, kindness, and forgiveness. even in the face of loss, he is remaining hopeful and positive because in his own words, that's how ava would have wanted it. our nation is at a loss with her passing. may we honor her for the incredible woman she was and may god bring peace to her family

knowing her legacy and example will last with all of us. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to honor the extraordinary life and legacy of reverend willie rainwater of carolton, texas. ms. johnson: he was more than a pastor but a steward of justice and relentless voice for civil rights. from organizing the city's martin luther king day jr. parade and managing the cemetery, for more than 25 years he brought our community together in the spirit of equity and remembrance. his work wasn't just in the pulpit but the streets, in our schools and city hall meetings and in the daily struggle to make north texas more just and

united. reverend rainwater now joins his beloved wife, juan evenna, who he shared faith, community and leadership, together they made north texas better. today we remember a man whose faith was inseparable from action, whose love for his neighbors left an imprint on our institutions, and whose memory is a blessing to us all. may we continue to carry his torch forward and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize two exceptional students from the greater lee high valley, adam wyatt andrea gondorta, recipients of the 2025 congressional award gold medal,

the highest honor congress can bestow on a civilian youth. adam, a student at nazareth area high school and a eagle scout used the program to build leadership skills, service, and discipline from studying russian and leading his family on a 19-day european tour to interviewing local veterans, he's taken on challenges that show real initiative and followthrough. mr. mackenzie: maria, a student at moravia academy volunteered at a camp for children with special needs and worked to better herself academically, played on her school's tennis team and planned a family trip to toronto. her work reflects passion and determination and a clear commitment to personal and civic growth. adam andrea exemplify perseverance and personal development. i'm proud to recognize their achievements and the positive impact they've had on their local community as young leaders in the greater lehigh valley.

thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? mr. latimer: mr. speaker, i seek recognition unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute. mr. latimer: thank you, mr. speaker. today i want to recognize a group of westchester residents who have taken on the role of civic involvement of issues in importance to the local, state, and federal level. the leaders and advocates in my home district. these individuals have taken on that most traditional of american values, active citizenship and that is a public policy. we've seen our values under attack, the right to vote, the rights of free speech and due process, the rights to benefits earned through honest work or service to our nation. it will take everyday citizens to stand up and say no, we don't agree with what is happening today. we see a better future for america. i would like to recognize

margaret brad bury, kim snyder, and riana, jenny, suki in rye, chris tom in westchester and liz bernhard in east plains, gaby boardwin and elena and elizabeth in yonkers, susan in harrison and sharon powell of merrick. the work they're doing has earned our respect and deserve our praise. mr. speaker, i yield my remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address this body for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. steube: thank you very much, mr. speaker. $168 billion. that's the amount the federal

government improperly paid last year. mr. bean: we paid some bills two or three times. we paid the wrong invoices altogether. we paid invoices we didn't know we paid because there was no tracking mechanism. if only, mr. speaker, there were a bill to require the department of treasury to ensure accuracy and eligibility in federal spending. wait, there is. i just filed it, mr. speaker, and it's the delivering and government aanybody answer -- efficiency, doge in spending act . waste, fraud, and abuse ends because it allows the treasury to track payments and what the doge and spending act will do. the american people deserve accountability and transparency. i urge all my colleagues to join me and i'm saving a co-sponsorship for each of you. let's deliver results and mr. speaker, let's go get 'em. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise in honor of national women's veterans day. ms. tokuda: last week i spoke with a veteran from my hometown in hawaii. she was among the first class of women to graduate from west point and two decades after leaving the army, she returned to serve as a chaplain. she deployed to afghanistan, earned airborne and air assault qualification and awarded the legion of merit and five meritorious service awards. yet, she felt compelled to come all the way to washington, d.c. to join in a veterans protest on d-day because the very progress she helped to secure, she now saw being callously unraveled. women's history erased from defense websites. senior female leaders pushed out, accountability on sexual

assault fading, and a narrow male central culture of lethality that sidelines women in service. she asked me, how is it we are fighting and having to refight the battles we've already won? shame on this administration for turning their backs on women like my constituent who have worn the uniforming and are asked to fight again for the dignity and respect they've earned. women veterans are watching and will not be silent. thank you, mr. speaker and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. carter: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. carter: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the frederica academy baseball team which won the program's first ever state championship this season. since 1969, frederica academy has earned 76 state titles across all its athletic

programs, except for one. their baseball program had battled a history of ups and downs and hadn't been able to finish a drill until now. fighting back from elimination in the playoffs, the st. simon's team overcame adversity to make their first state title series since 2018. the boys swept their opponents from pinewood christian to learn the giaa class 3-a state baseball championship in history for their athletic program. under their head coach, these young men exhibited sportsmanship and hue mill anytime their title run. join me in congratulating this team of incredible young men and everyone who supported them in their journey to achieve history for frederica academy. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york seek recognition? >> i request unanimous concept to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute.

ms. gillen: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to address the cruel rescission package that just passed the house strictly on partisan lines. let me be clear. this legislation is a shameful backwards attempt to cancel $9.8 billion in funding that had already been passed into law. it cuts critical investments in life-saving programs that support reproductive health and education. it also slashes funding for the u.s. president's emergency plan for aids relief, also known as pepfar. this bipartisan initiative had been supported by both parties for 20 years. as a volunteer who stood on the front lines of the aids epidemic, i have witnessed firsthand and remember when an h.i.v. diagnosis was tantamount to a death sentence. but because of programs like pepfar, this is no longer so. in fact, since its launch in 2003, pepfar has saved 26 million lives and enabled eight million babies to be born without h.i.v. infection.

the package also threatens funding to public broadcasting like npr and pbs, which educate, inform and enrich the lives of americans. the american people have been clare that they want congress to -- clear that they want congress to lower costs and make lives easier for working families. instead we're spending time threatening health programs and trying to take "sesame street" off the air. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, today was a tremendous victory for sanity in california. i had the opportunity to join president trump at the white house where he signed into law a resolution i introduced to reverse gavin newsom's ban on gas cars once and for all. mr. kiley: i want to thank my colleagues here in congress on both sides of the aisle who

joined us in passing this and getting it to the president's desk where it was signed into law today. because of its passage, californians can now continue to drive a car of their choice rather than one that is dictated to them by the government. and we're pretty close to killing the high-speed rail disaster once and for all as well. so we can vifnt money in our -- invest money in our roads where it is needed. i think, mr. speaker, that we truly are on a path back to sanity in california. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? mr. takano: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. takano: mr. speaker, in just one week, this administration has sent i.c.e. to conduct raids into my community, to meet arbitrary deportation quotas. they have unnecessarily sent national guard and marines which have only inflamed peaceful

protests, and they have thrown down to the ground a u.s. senator, my u.s. senator, and handcuffed him for trying to ask questions to a d.h.s. secretary noem. this is happening because the administration does not like that they have different opinions from -- does not like that they have different opinions from the state of california. my constituents deserve more from a president, our democracy deserves more from the president. i stand with all californians who want to keep pushing and keep using our voice and keep peacefully protesting the actions of this lawless president. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: members are reminded not to engage in personalities toward the president. for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

>> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the accomplishments of 4-h students from filmore county, nebraska. they competed in the american rocketry challenge national finals last month. mr. smith: selected from over 1,000 entries from across the nation, they qualified after designing, building, flight testing and launching their rocket under highly specified requirements to target an impressive 790 feet and land while keeping the rockets' pay load intact. on may 16, i was delighted towoman cull -- welcome members of the club to the rockets on the hill event along with coach christina woods. team leaders kelsey and ruby displayed their model, the product of a two-month engineering process. through their hard work and technical excellence, these young people have made nebraska's third district proud, with such dedication they will continue to reach even greater heights. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields.

for what purpose does the gentlewoman from virginia seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. mcclellan: mr. speaker, on january 6, 2021, a crowd of people stormed the capitol, seeking for the second time in american history to take by force what they could not win at the ballot box. capitol police were beaten as they tried to protect members of this body and the vice president of the united states from harm. congressional leaders begged president trump to send in the national guard. he refused. but virginia, the birth place of american democracy, did. four years later, president trump pardoned the individuals who sought to harm members of congress and who did hurt capitol police who swear to keep us safe. now as people exercise their

constitutional right to protest, president trump has deployed the national guard and the marines. and now an administration that ignores the constitution it swore to preserve, protect and defend seeks to intimidate, assault and arrest members of congress exercising their oversight duties outlined in that same constitution. like representative lamonica mciver and senator alex padilla. next year we have the opportunity to celebrate 250 years of a remarkable idea of power derived from the people, not from a king. but only if we take action now. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? mr. owens: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. owens: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm proud to recognize utah state teacher of the year, an outstanding educator who

embodies the mission of the excellence, innovation and high expectations. she comes from a long line of teachers, her great-grandfather taught in a one-room school house in west virginia. her mom was a retired kindergarten teacher. now teaching eighth grade u.s. history at northwest middle school in salt lake city, ms. posey brings history to life. through project-based learning, her students have earned top honors at regional and state national huftry days -- history days competitions. she's proof that when we empower great educators and focus on merit, our students thrive. i enthusiastic her for her -- i thank her for her leadership and proudly recognize her for her service today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition? mrs. sykes: mr. speakers, i request unanimous consent to address the house and to extend and revise my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. sykes: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise to honor the 90th anniversary of alcoholics

unanimous, a global peer-led spiritual-based 12-step program and an organization founded in ohio's 13th congressional district in my hometown of akron, ohio. in june, 1935, a meeting between bill w., a new york stock broker, and dr. bob, both struggling with alcoholism, sparked a movement that would change millions of lives around the world. with the guidance of dr. williams, they came to understand that alcoholism is not a moral failing but a disease of the mind and body that requires treatment. from that understanding and their commitment to helping others, alcoholic unanimous was born. what began as one small group meeting in akron city hospital has now grown into a global fellowship with over 123,000 groups in 180 countries and literature translated to more than 100 languages. with be a estimated member -- with an estimated membership of over two million people, alcoholics unanimous has helped countless individuals find hope, recovery and p community. a.a.'s legacy of humility and service is reflected in its traditions, especially the principles of anonymity and

putting service before self. in those who are -- and those two are members are dedicated because each year they pilgrimage to akron to founders day to pay tribute to dr. bob and provide hope and support for one another. today i am proud to stand here to celebrate the 90th year of alcoholics unanimous and their healing and perseverance and i am very proud that this extraordinary legacy began in ohio's 13th congressional district. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise to spotlight the over 32,000 honorable hoosier veterans across indiana's sixth district. a recurring theme i've heard from veterans as i move around the district is how difficult it can be to obtain the care that they have earned through their service. mr. shreve: i'm listening to these concerns and working hard to address them. i had the opportunity this month

to welcome our secretary of veterans affairs, doug collins, to the v.a. medical center in indiana where we discuss these very concerns close to our hoosier veterans. i'm supporting legislation that ensures our veterans receive the care and benefits that they've earned and i'll continue to fight for our hoosier veterans from my post here in washington and back home in my district. thank you, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. johnson: ask for permission to address the body for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. a judiciary cannot stand as a pillar of trust and independence unless it is also anchored in accountability. yet as it stands, federal judges facing serious misconduct allegations can stop an investigation in its tracks by simply stepping down from the

bench. this loophole not only undermines public trust, but leaves serious questions unanswered about conduct unexamined. my legislation, the trust act, would fix this by requiring an investigation to continue even if a judge resigns or retires to avoid accountability. this cannot and should not be a partisan issue. congress must act to ensure that credible allegations follow judges beyond the robe and that retirement or resignation is not mistaken for resolution. i encourage all of my colleagues to support this legislation and with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition? mrs. kim: mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute.

mrs. kim: thank you. today i rise to honor and remember otto frederick wombeer as june 19 marks eight years since his tragic death at the hands of the north korean rejeam. otto was a dedicated young man who graduated as saludictorian of his high school before attending the university of virginia. while on a school tour in north korea in 2015, otto was imprisoned, tortured by the north korean regime. he died just a few days after his release at just 22 years young. otto experienced what no human being should ever have to go through. may his story continue to remind us of all the atrocities the north korean regime is capable

of. we remember and we will continue to honor otto and his memories. [speaking foreign language] i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will provide a translation. and the gentlelady yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. magaziner: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. magaziner: mr. speaker, today the house majority took a shameful vote to cut billions of dollars of aid that goes to pepfar to treat people around the world with h.i.v., they cut aid for malaria, they cut aid for clean water around the world. but thankfully this bill did not cut funding for emergency food aid like plumpy'nut.

the problem is that even though this funding has not been cut, it is still available, the trump administration continues to hold up the money instead of getting it to companies that, like edesia, that manufacture this food aid, to ship it around the world. we continue to have a now five-month pause, quote-unquote, in the delivery of emergency food aid to starving children. the trump administration needs to keep needs to keep its word to deliver the food aid. this is the 21st time i've spoken on the house floor demanding the trump administration restore emergency food aid and will continue to speak every legislative day until they do it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek

recognition? >> mr. speaker, i request unanimous consent to address the house of representatives for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to celebrate the life of a man whose legacy was marked by intellect, integrity, and a deep devotion to profession and family, mr. john m. stuckey jr. who passed away may 30th. mr. jack: john was born august 9, 1939 in shreveport, louisiana, and was a lifelong supporter of louisiana state university. following college he moved to washington, d.c. where he earned his law treat from washington university and served his country as a intelligence officer. after honorable discharge he worked in the legislative branch we all serve to chief of staff to senator bill brach and after he and his wife moved to restore the farm and he would become a

leader of republican party and led john kennedy's campaign and at noon he spent many lunches in mama lucia's where he told his friends about stories and politics. he raced with his children with john deere across the farm. he's survived by his wife and my friend john, his daughter erin and four wonderful grandchildren. mr. stuckey's service to his country and legacy will be felt for generations to come. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. frost: mr. speaker, nine years ago today, 49 lives were stolen and ripped away from us

at pulse nightclub in my district in my home of orlando, florida. a safe haven for orlando's lbgtq+ community turned into the site of unimaginable horror and a mass grave. pulse was more than just a club, it was love, it was joy, it was freedom and a space for a community facing constant adversity from our state and people in our administration. just today governor ron desantis deleted from the annual anniversary statement the words and acronyms lbgtq+ in hispanic. when most of the people who were killed that day were from the lbgtq+ community and hispanic. this was armed bigotry and armed hate. i'm oftentimes asked why i don't join moments of silence that include republicans for gun violence and the reason why is because they refuse to do anything about it. and i'm not going to be a prop in some social media video

posted later to placate constituents to do something about ending gun violence. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. frost: we'll continue to honor them with action and not just with thoughts and prayers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. >> today americans watched in horror as the trump administration assaulted a united states senator. senator alex padilla is not only the senior u.s. senator in california, he is my childhood friend. my mentor. and the senator to my constituents of the 29th congressional district in california. what we witnessed today are actions of an authoritative government. the trump administration quickly resorted to violent actions to

silence senator padilla, erase our democracy, and rewrite our nation's values. every american should be outraged at how the trump administration is treating anyone who dares to stand in their way. whether you are a u.s. senator or a u.s. citizen or an immigrant, no one is protected by the trump regime. it is my job to ensure that my constituents, immigrants, and all americans are protected from this administration's horrible actions. if a u.s. senator is treated this way on camera, imagine how they're treating immigrants when the cameras are off. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. >> today i stand as a proud daughter of immigrants and stand for senator padilla and all the residents of california's 29th congressional district. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. pursuant to clause 13 of rule 1, the house stand adj

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